There have been few home runs ever hit as weird as the one that Boston Red Sox shortstop Trevor Story hit on Monday against the Cleveland Guardians.
It all starts with Pesky Pole, that overly close to home plate right field foul pole in Fenway Park.
Story lofted a fly ball that was a heat-seeking missile heading almost directly at Pesky Pole.
Guardians right fielder Jhonkensy Noel hustled that way. The outfielder affectionately known as Big Christmas closed in right as the ball was descending in front of the foul pole.
Initially, Noel appeared to catch the baseball in his glove.
But upon review, the ball appeared to have squirted out the top of the glove, just for a moment, at a crucial point in time.
Right as Noel crossed by the foul pole is when the ball popped out. And when it popped out, it nicked the foul pole.
A batted ball that hits the foul pole is a home run.
This batted ball hit the foul pole. Thus, home run.
Check it out:
Trevor Story just hit one of the strangest home runs ever pic.twitter.com/ZWLUHgrTNF
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We've seen home runs that go over the fence with an assist from a glove or a player's body part.
But the tiniest of assists to hit the foul pole? That one might be new.
It's a tough break for Cleveland and Noel, and a great bit of luck for Story. Baseball always gives us something we've never seen before.
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